Chapter 74: The War Begins! The Sword of the Cliff!
Konoha.
Orochimaru didn't even hold his teacher's funeral and succession ceremony before he began preparing for war.
Ordinary villagers were placed in shelters, and ninjas patrolled day and night.
The barrier that originally covered the entire Konoha Village was also modified and reduced in size to strengthen its defense and perception.
The scattered ninjas were also recalled, completely clearing the border line.
……
"Orochimaru……"
“Is it really necessary to go to this extent?”
Mitomon En frowned and said, "The Uchiha rebellion is indeed serious, but the border is unprotected. What if other ninja villages take the opportunity to invade?"
Orochimaru looked into the distance and said coldly.
"It's okay even if the Fire Nation is conquered by them. At worst, we can fight back later."
"The most important thing now is to have a future."
"If my repeated emphasis still fails to make Elder Mitomon understand..."
"Madara Uchiha."
"Just think of Uchiha Kagami as Madara."
"You... have seen that man with your own eyes, right? The current Uchiha Kagami..."
"Have equal power!"
……
"I understand... Orochimaru, you should go and rest for a while. You haven't had a good rest these past few days."
Although Orochimaru became the fourth generation, it was not quite to the liking of several old men.
But now is an extraordinary period and we can’t care so much.
Orochimaru thought for a while, then turned around and said.
"The two of you will guard here first, and the sensing ninjas cannot stop for even a moment."
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Orochimaru passed through layers of barriers and reached the most secret place of Konoha.
Where the sealed book is.
He had infiltrated once before and learned the Eight-Headed Technique and some forbidden techniques related to the soul and body.
Walking here with dignity, I feel a little different.
Learning all the skills in the world has always been his dream, and it has not wavered to this day.
For this reason, he needs eternal life.
There is a technique that really interests him, and it can even be considered a form of eternal life.
That is the Impure World Reincarnation Technique developed by the Second Hokage.
Recall the souls of the dead from the underworld and use the living as sacrifices.
This is an extremely evil and despicable technique. Senju Tobirama used this technique and was despised by the Second Tsuchikage Mu, Kinkaku and Ginkaku and others.
Orochimaru has studied this technique for some time, in his opinion.
This is an extremely useless technique. The summoned ninja is not much stronger than the living people used as sacrifices.
He only absorbed part of the knowledge and used it in his own art of immortality.
but now……
Maybe... this is the trump card for future counterattack!
Yes, Orochimaru has already determined that he will lose the battle with Uchiha Kagami.
It's not just his own judgment.
The old man has said more than once that only the first generation can defeat Uchiha Madara.
A white snake swam out from Orochimaru's sleeve, swallowed the entire scroll of the Book of Seals, and then disappeared with a bang.
He looked at the empty space silently and smiled to himself.
"Old man, I can't die for this village like you did."
"Surviving is the most important thing. There are so many interesting things waiting for me."
"but……"
"No matter what, I have become the Hokage. At least I will stay here with my life."
……
Dark corridor.
Danzo waited with his cane.
Orochimaru stopped and looked at him, somewhat impatiently.
"What do you want to say again?"
"I'm not an old man who will indulge you forever!"
"Indulge?"
Danzo sneered, "We conducted the Wood Release research together. Hiruzen indulged me, so why didn't he indulge you?"
"If you're going to say this kind of nonsense, please go back."
Orochimaru walked past him expressionlessly.
"Orochimaru, only Wood Release can deal with the Sharingan."
"It's not the right time yet. If Uchiha Kagami really reaches the level of Madara back then..."
"We can hide in secret and continue to study Wood Release. Sooner or later we can create a Wood Release ninja as powerful as the first generation!"
……
Orochimaru stopped and stared at Danzo with his cold snake eyes.
mocked.
"Just like before, are you going to choose to back down again?"
"Haha, Danzo, you are not qualified to cooperate with me."
"You don't deserve to live."
"Let me be frank. If I win, the best outcome for you is imprisonment."
"If the winner is Uchiha Kagami, I will tell him all your information. Do you think the Uchiha clan... will let you go?"
"Don't try to hide, Danzo."
"Without the protection of the village, you won't even be able to get past Hatake Sakumo."
……
"Do you think I am afraid of death?!"
The flesh on Danzo's face trembled slightly, and he was extremely angry.
Orochimaru walked away slowly, and an indifferent voice came.
"Whatever you think, it doesn't matter."
"The old man needs you as a shadow, but I don't."
"The so-called Hokage..."
"Not only is it the light of the village, but it must also bear its darkness."
……
Thirty kilometers away from Konoha.
Ninjas shuttled through the dense forest, and the murderous aura they released unintentionally startled the birds and made the animals crawl.
At the front of the team, Uchiha Kagami was dressed in navy blue with the Uchiha clan emblem embroidered on his back.
Sode Shirayuki and the long sword Mingzun were hung at her waist.
Among the Uchiha clan members who followed closely behind, the old Shenhuo's eyes were a little moist.
When he was just old enough to remember things, he leaned in his mother's arms, pointing at the person walking away in the sunset.
Asked.
"Who is that?"
He still remembers his mother's answer.
"That's our clan leader, Uchiha Madara."
"The hero who led us from the Warring States Period to peace..."
"Where is he going then?"
His mother hugged him tightly, her tears wet his cheeks.
"Mom doesn't know...but Mom can't follow him..."
Mommy already has you.
The Uchiha clan was reluctant to give up this hard-earned peace.
A few more years.
Shenhuo's mother died during a mission.
He later realized that... if she had received timely treatment, her mother would have had a chance to survive...
But because she was a member of the Uchiha clan, even ninjas with less serious injuries than her received treatment earlier than her.
……
Wipe away the moisture from the corners of your eyes.
Mother……
Did you see it.
This boy gave me the answer.
The Uchiha clan didn't need to go anywhere.
Konoha is the hometown of the Uchiha.
Belong to our hometown.
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When the outline of the village appeared before our eyes.
The corners of Uchiha Jing's mouth gradually rose and he smiled happily.
As he walked, he put his hands together, and the huge amount of chakra seemed to be real, stirring up a strong wind.
A layer of blue-purple energy lingered around Uchiha Jing's body, like a dream.
The earth made a tearing sound.
The crack continued to extend, tearing the barrier apart!
Flames flowed from the cracks in the ground.
Shock surge.
Countless rocks broke out of the ground, shaped like sharp blades.
The huge rock blade is covered with hot magma.
In an instant, the seemingly peaceful town turned into a lava hell!
Dragon Vein-Earthquake Core·Sword of the Cliff!
